What do you do when your dreams fade away
And your trip is a dark shade a gray
Well I never knew what was waiting around the bend
And then the alcohol became my best friend
Understand Michelle I didn't want it to be this way

Well I got a pain baby, that you wouldn't understand
I've got a philosophy that's gotten out of hand
Well I thought maybe I could get away
But just I realized this fate is here to stand
Understand Michelle I didn't want it to be this way

And tonight I'm going to be drinking a toast to you
Because your the best damn girl I ever knew
Oh Michelle, I said what else could I do?

All the years and all of the wine
Well I never knew happiness was so hard to find
Well my gosh I hope they can realize that I wasn't for sale
I didn't have the time Understand Michelle I didn't want it to be this way

Tonight I'll get a bottle and forget it all
I'm gonna drink till I pass out, throw up and fall
And maybe in my dreams I'll find a way to see you again
Oh Michelle I wish it wasn't this way

And tonight I'm going to be drinking a toast to you
Because your the best woman girl I ever knew
Oh Michelle, I said what else could I do?
Oh Michelle, I said what else could I do?